Celebrity MasterChef 2011 #1 BBC 15.15

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Celebrity MasterChef returns, welcoming 16 familiar hopefuls to battle for the title of Celebrity MasterChef Champion.
This episode sees the first four celebrities undertake a range of culinary challenges in a bid to prove themselves to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Amongst the contestants are actress and former model Linda Lusardi, and actor Nick Pickard, best known for playing Hollyoaks' longest serving character, Tony Hutchinson. Joining them is entrepreneur and founder of lingerie brand Ultimo, Michelle Mone, whilst Olympic sprinting champion Darren Campbell completes the line-up.
The first challenge is a basic skills test, as the celebrities are tasked with filleting and cooking a flatfish in less than ten minutes. With the pressure on, the celebrities deliver some unorthodox techniques. For their second test, the contestants are given the basic recipe of battered scampi with chips and handmade mayonnaise - but as the pressure mounts, how will the celebrities perform?
With no time for complacency, the contestants face their final challenge for the day - the Mystery Box test. A test of imagination and creativity, the celebrities are presented with a range of ingredients including spaghetti, red chilli, mixed vegetables and their key ingredient: a whole cooked brown crab. With nerves running high, the celebrities must think on their feet to impress the judges as they fight for their place in the show.

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Op woensdag 7 september 2011 21:48 schreef RobinOok het volgende:
Kut, dan neem ik al Masterchef Australië op. Het is echt niet meer bij te houden allemaal. Aaaaargh.

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CELEBRITY MasterChef has lost half its audience since being shunted about the schedules.

Just 2.6million tuned in on BBC1 on Friday night.
The last series of the cookery show - fronted by Gregg Wallace and John Torode - pulled in five million in its 8pm slot on BBC2. s

But a shake-up this series sees heats going out at 2.15pm on BBC1 from Monday to Friday, with ratings of 700,000.
Part of Thursday's show - with highlights from earlier in the week - then gets repeated at 8.30pm on Friday.

The rest of Thursday is edited with Friday's round to go out at 6.10pm on Saturday.
One insider said: "If it's an exercise in alienating loyal viewers, than they've succeeded beyond their wildest expectations."

One online fan fumed: "Scheduling does not get stupider than this."
Another said: "It is clear the new controller of BBC1 does not like MasterChef and therefore consigned it to daytime. If he hates it that much, why not hand it back to BBC2?"
But a BBC spokeswoman said: "The move to daytime allows a greater examination of the celebs' cooking skills as there will be more hours of Celebrity MasterChef than ever before.
"The Friday and Saturday evening programmes will ensure viewers won't miss out as they pick up with the three celebs battling for a place in the semi-final."
A spokeswoman for Torode and Wallace declined to comment.